Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Fr. ex Scheutz
                
                
                    
Source:
rjp
                
                
                    
Year:
1870
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Prodr. Monogr. Geor. : 30 (1870)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001013012
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Geum Aurantiacum
 - Orange Avens
 - Orange Geum
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Geum aurantiacum is a species of flowering plant native to North America. It is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks, and its flowers are edible and can be used to make teas.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Geum aurantiacum has yellow flowers, small black seeds and seedlings with cotyledons that are oval and hairy.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Geum aurantiacum is a perennial that can be propagated from seed or division. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun. It is best grown in a sheltered, sunny position in a well-drained soil. It is also drought tolerant once established.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Geum aurantiacum
                        
                            Geum aurantiacum is native to the temperate regions of North America, including parts of Canada and the United States.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Geum genus
                        
                            Geum rhodopeum, 
Geum macrosepalum, 
Geum intermedium, 
Geum leiospermum, 
Geum uniflorum, 
Geum divergens, 
Geum magellanicum, 
Geum capense, 
Geum reptans, 
Geum spurium, 
Geum speciosum, 
Geum mexicanum, 
Geum aleppicum, 
Geum heterocarpum, 
Geum kokanicum, 
Geum involucratum, 
Geum andicola, 
Geum peruvianum, 
Geum brevicarpellatum, 
Geum riojense, 
Geum roylei, 
Geum boliviense, 
Geum sikkimense, 
Geum pentapetalum, 
Geum quellyon, 
Geum lechlerianum, 
Geum catlingii, 
Geum macneillii, 
Geum macrophyllum, 
Geum rivale, 
Geum geniculatum, 
Geum peckii, 
Geum pusillum, 
Geum radiatum, 
Geum talbotianum, 
Geum kokanikum, 
Geum japonicum, 
Geum cockaynei, 
Geum coccineum, 
Geum calthifolium, 
Geum canadense, 
Geum glaciale, 
Geum laciniatum, 
Geum triflorum, 
Geum vernum, 
Geum virginianum, 
Geum aurantiacum, 
Geum macranthum, 
Geum pulchrum, 
Geum urbanum,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Rosaceae family
                        
                            Acaena macrocephala, 
Acaena antarctica, 
Acaena argentea, 
Acaena boliviana, 
Acaena buchananii, 
Acaena echinata, 
Acaena agnipila, 
Acaena cylindristachya, 
Acaena confertissima, 
Acaena eupatoria, 
Acaena integerrima, 
Acaena leptacantha, 
Acaena ovina, 
Acaena magellanica, 
Acaena masafuerana, 
Acaena patagonica, 
Acaena tenera, 
Acaena platyacantha, 
Acaena pumila, 
Acaena splendens, 
Acaena stricta, 
Acaena stangii, 
Acaena trifida, 
Acaena pallida, 
Acaena caespitosa, 
Acaena saccaticupula, 
Acaena subincisa, 
Acaena hirsutula, 
Acaena fissistipula, 
Acaena glabra, 
Acaena tesca, 
Acaena juvenca, 
Acaena emittens, 
Acaena dumicola, 
Acaena profundeincisa, 
Acaena minor, 
Acaena alpina, 
Acaena montana, 
Acaena myriophylla, 
Acaena poeppigiana, 
Acaena anserovina, 
Acaena sericea, 
Acaena latebrosa, 
Acaena sarmentosa, 
Acaena elongata, 
Acaena exigua, 
Acaena rorida, 
Acaena novae-zelandiae, 
Acaena pinnatifida, 
Acaena inermis,